Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP)

The mission of the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) is to advise the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Health, and other senior U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials on health policy and program issues related to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, other infectious diseases of public health significance, as well as blood and tissue safety and availability in the United States. OHAIDP is responsible for coordinating, integrating, and directing HHS policies, programs, and activities related to these issues, which cut across the Department’s Operating Divisions and Staff Offices that provide research, services, prevention, treatment, and education and information dissemination to vulnerable populations.

The SMAIF invests $50 million annually in innovative programs designed to strengthen HIV prevention and care in racial and ethnic minority communities where the impact of HIV has long been concentrated.